Stove-pipe shelf



Unire@ States PATENT Garten.

THEODORE SUHAFER,.OF MARCA, ILLINOIS.

STOVE-PIPE SHELF.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters vPatent No. 255,339, dated March21, 1882.

Application filed January 30, 1882.

To all whom zt may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORESGHAFER, oi' Maroa, in the county ot- Maconand State oi' Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stove-Pipe Shelves; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to bea i'ull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being [o had to the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specitication.

My invention relates to an improvement in stove-pipe shelves; and itconsists in the combination of a number ot sections of aring or band,which are pivoted together by means ot screws or bolts, and which piecesare slotted, so that the supporting-pieces in which the rods or arms areplaced can be moved back and forth, so as to be arranged in any desiredrelation to each other.

It still further consists in the combination of parts of a ring or bandwhich are pivoted together by means of bolts or screws, and which areslotted, so as to receive the supporting rods or arms, and which partsare connected togeth. er by means of catches, which are fastened orformed upon one part and which pass through holes made in the otherpart, whereby the ring or band can be adjusted to [it stove-pipes ot'dit'- ferent diameters. Y Y

The object of my invention is to form a ring or band which can beattached to stove-pipes of different sizes, and to which are fastenedsliding supporting-pieces, in which the rods or arms upon which thearticles to be dried are hung,which supporting'pieces can be adjustedback and forth, so as to bring the arms over or to one side of thestove.

Figure l is a side elevation of my invention complete. Fig. 2 is a planview ot' the same.

A represents the sections of which the ring or band is composed, andwhich are fastened together by means of the bolts or screws B, whicharepassed through the ears O, which are formed upon the sections. Each oneof these sections ot' the band or ring which is to be applied to thestove-pipe is slotted nearly its entire length, so as to allow thesupportingpieces D, which are provided with the tubular 5o sockets Fupon their outer sides, to be applied (Model.)

to the sections and 'moved back and forth, so

as to bring the arms upon which the articles to be dried are hung, andwhich have their inner ends bent so as to lit in the tubular sockets inanydesired relation to each other. 'lhe tubu- 55 lar sockets arefastened to the supportingpieces in such a manner as to extend somelittle distance outward from the pieces, and this shank which joins the`sockets to the pieces slides back and forth inthe slot which is made 6oin each piece. Each one ot these supportingpieces is provided with aflange, G, upon its top edge, so as to catch over thc top of thc sectionto which it is applied, and thus form a stop which will prevent thesupporting-piece from sinking downward and which will serve to keep thesupporting-piece in an uprightposition. Also, formed near the lower endof the supporting-piece is a ridge or crease, I, which catches againstthe under sideot thelower edge 7o of the section, and this crease andthe flange which is formed upon the upper edge of the supporting-pieceprevent the piece from turning around or getting crooked.

Upon two of the sections out of which the 7'5 ring or hand is composedare made suitable projections or catches, a, which pass throughcorresponding holes which are made in the adjoining ends ofthe othersections. By means ot' these catches and holes the sections can be 8oformed into a larger or smaller ring or band, so as to titdifferent-sized stove-pipes. When the ring or band is applied to thepipe the supporting-pieces are in direct contact with the pipe, whilethe band is held in pla-ce by frictional contact alone. Thesupporting-rods, which have their inner ends bent at right angles, areapplied to the tubular sockets, and then the rods extend outward at anydesired angle. When desired, the supporting-pieces may be 9o movedlaterally in the slot in which they1 are held, so as to bring thesupporting-rods either out directly over the stove or in any desiredrelation thereto.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A rin g or band to beapplied to stove-pipes, com posed of sections which are slotted, incombination withl sliding supportingpieces which are provided withsuitable sockets to receive roo the ends of the supporting rods or arms7subthe ring or band to diHerent-sized pipes, substantially as shown.

2. vA ring or band to henpplied tostovepipes, which is formed insections which are bolted 5 together, which sections are slotted, incombination with the sliding supporting-pieces pro vided with tubularsockets IAnd suitable means for fastening the ends together, so as toadjust stantially as set forth. 1o

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE SGHAFER. Witnesses:

JOHN SMELZ, P. O. TRYNER.

